On Monday, vineyard consultant Stirling Fox offered a quick snapshot of the Yamhill Valley’s prospective 2008 harvest.
“The 1 to 1 1/2 inches of rain we got over the last few days was just enough to be of value to the ripening crop,” he said. “It’s been a real plus, in that everything was quite dry from the warm spell in late September. The vines have been able to fully absorb the moisture and there…